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The cast of Tattoo Fixers Extreme have addressed the departure of artists Jay Hutton and Glen Carloss, explaining why they weren’t entirely surprised by their decision.

The upcoming series of the E4 reality show will see two new artists join the line-up in brothers Uzzi and Pash Canby, after Jay Hutton and Glen Carloss quit the series earlier this year.

Hutton, who was on the show from the first series, previously explained how he believed it was ‘the right time’ to leave – something which didn’t come as a surprise to fellow artists Stephen ‘Sketch’ Porter, Alice Perrin and Paisley Billings.

Jay Hutton left the show earlier this year (Picture: E4)

Asked by Metro.co.uk if it was strange filming without Hutton and Carloss, Sketch said: ‘It’s a little bit gutting that they weren’t there. We do miss them.

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‘But obviously we have these two [Uzzi, Pash] which again, makes it more fresh. It’s really good to see these guys reactions to tattoos as well. I’ve seen Alice’s jaw drop when she sees a tattoo, and to see these guys react now to tattoos, it’s good to have people fresh in there.’

He added: ‘Jay is always… he was ready for calming down a bit. He had so many plans for marrying his now wife and [with] his studio, so he had loads of stuff to do. It didn’t surprise me he wanted to take a backseat for a bit.

‘For Glenn as well, he’d just opened a studio. [At] filming he was like “oh my god my studio” because you don’t think that filming is bad, like once or twice a week but it’s not. It’s a solid block of early mornings and late nights and by the end of it you’re exhausted.

‘[With] the added pressure of opening a studio, he’s got a lot more he needs to concentrate on for the time being.’

Brothers Pash and Uzzi are the new arrivals (Picture: E4)

Newbies Pash and Uzzi found the challenge of filling their shoes tough at first, but were surprised to discover how welcoming the trio were.

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Pash said: ‘From looking at social media and stuff, I can see the relationship these guys had with the previous artists.

To look at that and then to come in on something like this, not a replacement, but to try and fill those boots was a big task for us. We honestly thought we wouldn’t have the warmth because here they’ve lost people they worked with for many years, good friends.

‘For Uzzi and I to come along and try and fill that is almost impossible isn’t it? But they’ve made us feel good and we’ve had a good ride.’

Speaking about leaving the show at the time to OK! Online, Hutton said: ‘I’ve been on the show from the very beginning and it’s been amazing.

‘I’ve met some great people and made friends for life. However, I just felt it was the right time for me to make a change and move on.’